Walking in the Rain

Crafty Card Makers would like to see , Something Rain Related for  this challenge and it must include at least 2 flowers. Please pop over to see what we have all been making and get all the details
We have two sponsors both offering generous prizes.

The Stampman 

 and 

Di's Digi Downloads.
Please pop over for all the details and see what we have all been making.

  So here is my take on the theme which is 'April Showers bring May Flowers.

I made this 4 x 4 fat page, which is also my monthly swap piece and is now with my friend, who doesn't blog.
The background is random stamped, all colouring and shading is distress inks and watercolours.
The image is from a Mabel Lucy Attwell CD.  I used memory Box die cuts for the poppies and grasses.

It is ages since I joined  a Challenge at Make My Monday this week the theme is Anything but a Card goes, I'm sure this 'fat page' will be okay.

Thank you for stopping by I always appreciate your comments.

April Showers

The  theme of the new Challenge at the Cheerful Stamp Pad is
'April Showers bring May Flowers'.
Our sponsor is Floppy Latte Designs, the little mouse sheltering under the mushroom is one of their  lovely digi images.
Please pop over for all the details and see what the DT have been making.
I am a novice at using digi  images, so I took the image into  my MCS  [My Craft Studio] program and had a good play,  this is the card I ended up making.

The layers were all computer generated . The colouring is a mixture of Pans Pastels and water colours.
The trimmings came from my stash.

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ABC, 123

This weeks Challenge theme over at Sugar Creek Hollow is 'Numbers and Letters'.

We would like you to use both on your project.

Remember our style is Vintage/shabby chic. 

 Please pop over to get all the details ,see what we have all been making and catch up on the latest new from Sugar Creek Hollow.

My card was made using Graphics 45 papers from the ABC Primer stack. 

 Simple matting and layering, with  added shading using my favourite Vintage photo distress ink.

I tried to get a marbled look to the   letters and numbers, using Dylusions lime green ink spray and tarnished brass distress stain. It seems to have worked, my hands looked rather colourful afterwards.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I always appreciate your comments.

Flying Clocks!

'Steampunk/Inventors/inventions'  is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesdays.
How you interpret the theme is up to you but please pop over to read all the details and rules.
The D. T. have made some fantastic projects to inspire you.



I chose to make a Tag this time, all the stamps are from Chocolate Baroque.
The background was random stamped with cogs and wheels.
I stamped the 'flying clock' onto tissue, before sticking down,  after my first one seemed to blend into the background.
The little wooden additions came from Crafty-emblies.
All the colouring and shading are distress inks, tea dye and vintage photo.


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Wild One

Sharing with you another Gothic Cutie I made for The Cheerful Stamp Pad . There is another week to go for this challenge.
I used a Sugar Nellie stamp, water coloured and  fussy cut, then layered onto various papers from a Debbie Moore craft  CD.
She is a wild one who like to have her toys well under control.
That's why the skull is chained to her wrist.

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Sentimental

'Sentimental'  is the new challenge theme over at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.  We would like you to use a sentiment  or portray something that makes you feel sentimental.  My D.T. sisters as always have some great examples to share with you.
Please pop over for all the details  and read about the super prize offered by our sponsor.

The sentiment  I used on this card is a Sam Poole Art Phrases stamp, layered up on  die cut Spellbinders shapes.  The stamp on the background layer is an acrylic stamp and I am not sure of the maker.
The shading this time is Pans Pastels , this is not something I use often as yet, but it blends so well, I am sure I will use it more in future.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, i always appreciate your comments.

Sent from Heaven

'Baby Face ', is this weeks new theme over at Sugar Creek Hollow.
There are some fantastic examples made by my DT friends and our Guest Designer for this week
Starr Timmons.  Please pop over to take a look and get all the details.
Remember our style is vintage/shabby chic.
Once again I have chosen to use Graphics 45 papers.
All the ones I used are from the Litttle Darlings stack, adding a few trimmings from my stash..
I used  Tea dye distress ink for all the shading.

Thank you for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.